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Good news, Geddy-heads: Rush will be reissuing their self-titled debut album with a 40th anniversary release. In a new interview with Globe And Mail, Universal Music Canada executive Ivar Hamilton confirms that the prog-rock power-trio are “very involved” in the upcoming reissue. Show More Summary

Unless the internet is punking us all again with Twin Peaks gossip, it looks like co-creator David Lynch is filming some kind of Peaks-related “promo” today in Los Angeles. Fans of the horror-comedy-detective-soap have been trolling the internet with rumors as of late, but this latest news seems to be somewhat legit. Show More Summary

Opeth faced a chilly reception with their last LP, 2011?s experimental, fusion-leaning Heritage, but that hasn’t stopped frontman/guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt from pushing the boundaries of his band’s music. In a new interview with Decibel...Show More Summary

SPOILERS AHEAD, so study up cautiously, Community buffs…
Season Five, Episode Two: “Introduction to Teaching”
Written by: Andy Bobrow; Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
With this episode airing right after “Repilot,” NBC basically had a Jeff Winger hour. Show More Summary

Photo Credit: Justin Lubin/NBC)
SPOILERS AHEAD, so study up cautiously, Community buffs…
Season Five, Episode One: “Repilot”
Written by: Dan Harmon & Chris McKenna; Directed by: Tristram Shapeero
Community is back for a fifth season (They just need one more and then a movie, right?). Show More Summary

With “I Was There When…,” veteran music journalist Doug Collette reflects on his experiences in the glory days of live rock music. With each column, he takes us back to a specific concert he attended way back when, spotlighting bands...Show More Summary

Good news, Fleetwood Mac fans: Bassist John McVie, who was diagnosed with cancer in October, is returning to the stage. Tonight, the band will kick off a two-night stint at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena, with their rhythm section in-tact.
Stevie...Show More Summary

Last night’s Kennedy Center Honors blended virtuosity, tenderness, and schmaltz — pretty much exactly what you’d expect. Along with veteran actress Shirley MacLaine (who looked a bit out of place beside all those musicians), the Center...Show More Summary

Last Thursday, December 19th, Tegan and Sara took their Heartthrob tour through Orlando, Florida. The band’s setlist featured plenty of slick, radio-friendly tracks from their latest LP, balanced out by gems from the rest of their catalogue. Show More Summary

Talk about newsworthy: Saturday’s episode of SNL was actually watchable! Well, at least the opening monologue, which featured former cast member (and future Tonight Show host) Jimmy Fallon delivering a tender duet version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” with Sir Paul McCartney.
But first things first. Show More Summary

Mistletoe for Misanthropes, aka Christmas Flicks for the Cynics
The holiday season can be a tricky time for those of us who operate on the fringe of mainstream goodwill. I’m not saying we aren’t vulnerable to a sucker punch of sentimentality...Show More Summary

I would like to think I’m not the only writer who keeps a giant subway-sized Joaquin Phoenix I’m Still Here promo poster on the wall in my office, but there’s a good chance I am. Very few people, it seemed, appreciated the intellectual depths and masterful executions required to “pull off” performance art of that magnitude. Show More Summary

One of my very favorite albums of the year is Queens of the Stone Age’s sixth LP, the artful and mesmerizing behemoth …Like Clockwork. The Josh Homme-led band also hit the road this year, including a set recorded for the Austin CityShow More Summary

Well, that escalated quickly.
Last night, the news team/cast from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner) dropped by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote their new project. But,...Show More Summary

It’s really the simple things in life: the crisp chill of the autumn air, the spirited laugh of a newborn, watching Paul McCartney scramble (unsuccessfully) to grab a free T-shirt at an NBA game.
On Tuesday, McCartney (a certified gazillionaire...Show More Summary

Pizza, one of the most important if not beautifully understated characters in the 1990 family comedy Home Alone, has enjoyed seemingly exponential success both before and after the gargantuan blockbuster permanently permeated American pop culture back. Show More Summary

God Street Wine will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first show (Dec 13th, 1988 at Nightingale Bar at Second Ave and E. 13th Street in Manhattan) with a pair of performances at New York’s Gramercy Theatre on December 20th and 21st. Show More Summary

Nothing says Christmas cheer like Will Ferrell’s boyish falsetto. Last night, the comedy legend (and star of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, which hits theaters tomorrow, December 18th) dropped by The Late Show with David Letterman,...Show More Summary